Pennsylvania boy, 4, drowns in pool after breaking through neighbor's lock system

A young boy has died after falling into his neighbor's pool in Pennsylvania . The alarm was raised shortly before 9am on Monday, August 12 when cops received calls for a drowning on the 2100 block of 21st Street in Blair County.

The boy was reportedly pulled from the pool by neighbors after they said he bypassed a lock system at the home. Police and emergency medical crews rushed to the scene and the boy was taken to UPMC Altoona.

Sadly, he was pronounced dead. An investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the toddler's passing, according to WTAJ and WJAC.

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Meanwhile, last month, the search for a missing 4-year-old girl with autism came to a tragic end when she was found unresponsive in a neighbor’s swimming pool . The girl was later pronounced dead.

Eva, four, who lived with her family in Sutton, Massachusetts , was reported missing at 3pm on Thursday, July 11. A large-scale search was launched for the child who has autism .

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Later that evening, authorities announced that she was no longer a missing person . On Friday morning, they released a statement announcing that she was dead.

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